Name: Bowling Green Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2021-06-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-06-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week : Feeder steers--- steady to 1.00 higher and Feeder heifers ---3.00--4.00 higher . Slaughter cows 2.00 lower and bulls 1.00 higher. Todays receipts 142 hd.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $130.06/cwt on 49 head.

Average price

$130.06

49 head · 568 lb average

Value per head Derived

$739

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

−$3

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$7.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.09

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	563	132.36	745	32
Medium and Large 2	528	128.40	678	5thin
Medium and Large 2-3	600	124.63	748	12thin

One grade step is worth $7.73/cwt here — about −$3 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale49 hd

130.06

—

KY average26 barns · 1,918 hd

135.15

−5.09

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	2,023	101.09	2,045	3thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,374	68.36	939	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,070	59.00	631	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	905	55.50	502	1thin

Every lot, as filed

43 lots · USDA AMS · United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	149.04/cwt	137.50–155.00	562	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	480	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	583	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	793	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	448	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	728	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	812	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	653	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	810	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 1-2	—	915	910.00/cwt	910.00–910.00	8,327	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	453	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	562	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	866	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	456	147.14/cwt	133.00–150.00	671	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	130.01/cwt	128.50–131.00	750	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	795	3
Bred Cows	Small 1-2	—	930	900.00/cwt	900.00–900.00	8,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	435	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	548	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	734	2
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,433	853.27/cwt	600.00–1,000.00	12,227	4
Bred Cows	Large 1-2	—	1,485	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	14,850	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,374	68.36/cwt	65.00–70.50	939	7
Bulls	—	—	2,023	101.09/cwt	94.00–104.00	2,045	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	905	55.50/cwt	55.50–55.50	502	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	59.00/cwt	59.00–59.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	454	137.46/cwt	132.50–138.00	624	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	127.00/cwt	121.00–130.00	743	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	608	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	772	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	738	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	830	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	924	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	455	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	778	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	673	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	794	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	562	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	717	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	910.80/cwt	830.00–1,000.00	11,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	543	148.49/cwt	147.00–150.00	806	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	503	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	335	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	429	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	620	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	719	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	733	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	635	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	724	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	605	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	137.65/cwt	137.00–141.00	713	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,192	840.92/cwt	710.00–985.00	10,024	3

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Tue Jun 29, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 117Last week 103Year ago 83

Slaughter CattleReceipts 12Last week 23Year ago 4

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 42Year ago 1

Compared to last week : Feeder steers--- steady to 1.00 higher and Feeder heifers ---3.00--4.00 higher . Slaughter cows 2.00 lower and bulls 1.00 higher. Todays receipts 142 hd.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	377	137.50–155.00	149.04
6	—	456	133.00–150.00	147.14
5	—	577	128.50–131.00	130.01
3	—	668	119.00	119.00
7	—	738	112.50	112.50
6	—	531	138.00	138.00
1	—	300	160.00	160.00
1	—	605	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	131.00	131.00
1	—	380	155.00	155.00
2	—	778	109.00	109.00
3	—	673	118.00	118.00
5	—	562	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	548	134.00	134.00
2	—	455	130.00	130.00
1	—	635	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	480	117.50	117.50
1	—	620	116.00	116.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	583	136.00	136.00
2	—	448	162.50	162.50
1	—	700	132.00	132.00
2	—	543	147.00–150.00	148.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	112.00	112.00
1	—	653	124.00	124.00
1	—	825	105.00	105.00
11	—	454	132.50–138.00	137.46
3	—	585	121.00–130.00	127.00
2	—	608	127.00	127.00
6	—	518	137.00–141.00	137.65
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	453	124.00	124.00
2	—	503	124.00	124.00
1	—	600	122.00	122.00
2	—	335	128.00	128.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	910.00	910.00
Bred Cows — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,433	600.00–1,000.00	853.27
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,485	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,215	830.00–1,000.00	910.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,192	710.00–985.00	840.92

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,374	65.00–70.50	68.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	905	55.50	55.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	59.00	59.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	2,023	94.00–104.00	101.09

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle